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Help your Key Stage 4 students lay the foundations for their future.

Help Year 12 and Year 13 students think about higher education choices, including university or apprenticeships, with this useful presentation.

Charlie Field is working towards a Level 4 historic environment advice assistant apprenticeship with Historic England, the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. He is based in Cambridge.

Building on our session with employers which shared their advice on how to start apprenticeships successfully, this time we’re looking at what to do once they’re up and running. We invited the experts again and here’s what they had to say.

Oli De Botton, Chief Executive, The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC)

From being estranged from her family and homeless at 16, to studying at the University of Oxford, Chloe shares her advice for estranged students considering applying to university.

There's more than one route into higher education. Open your students' eyes to all the possibilities – from degree apprenticeships to studying abroad – and debunk some common myths about university.

We take you through what you need to do if you've been asked to write a reference for a UCAS Undergraduate applicant.

Studying for exams, making choices about what to do next, and managing friendships and relationships means there’s a lot going on whilst you’re at school or college. It’s a transitional time in life – but you’re not alone. Use these resources to help you navigate your teenage career.

In its newest report in the Next Steps series, UCAS, in partnership with the Unite Foundation, examines the educational experiences of students from a care background.

Sometimes the unexpected brings new opportunities, whether it’s exploring a different course, considering an apprenticeship, or going through Clearing.

Shikha Singh, Career Counsellor, The Cathedral and John Connon Senior School

Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard, Research Director: Optimal Pathways Development, National Foundation for Education Research (NFER)

Ginny Page, Director of Education Programmes, Gatsby Foundation

This briefing is for staff working in universities and colleges. Here, we outline common challenges for students who participated in widening participation (WP) and outreach activities, and share examples of good practice being done around the UK to improve access to and success in higher education.

Pat Carvalho, Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMET).

These lesson ideas are designed to provide 15-minute activities to get your students thinking, discussing, researching and reflecting on their future plans

If you’re new to advising, or need a refresh on the essentials, this page contains the essential information about Confirmation and Clearing.